Heel for shoes



A. B. SCHAEFEHL HEEL FOR SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED AIIG.5, 1919.

Patente May 25, 1920,

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l-IEEL FOR SHOES.

Application filed August 5, 1919.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, ALBERT BRUNO Seiianrnn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and improved fleel for Shoes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

rllhe present invention relates to new and useful improvements in heels for shoes, and it pertains more particularly to heels of the resilient type.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a lift for heels which is readily detachable from the heel proper when the lift has become worn.

A further object of the invention is to so construct the heel that it may be readily at tached and detached so as to render unnecessary the services of a person skilled in the art of shoe manufacturing and repair'- ing to carry out the operation.

'With the above and other objects in view, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of the rear portion of a shoe showing the improved heel in section, said section being taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail disassembled view of the parts for securing the lift to the heel;

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of a modilied form of the invention.

Referring more particularly to the draw ings, "the reference character 5 designates a shoe, and 6 designates the heel thereof. Se 4cured to the outer face of the heel as by means of screws or the like 7 is a. plate 8, the screws 7 passing through holes 9 in said plate. The plate 8 has a straight edge 10, and on said straight edge is formed a 'IT- head 11, the stem of the T being designated by the reference character 12.

The reference character 13 designates the heel lift and secured to said lift by means of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May a5, 1920.

Serial No. 315,469.

screws which pass through openings 14, is a plate 15. rllhis plate 15 has a straight edge 16 on which are formed integral lugs 17 and each of said lugs is provided with perforations 18', the purpose of which will be hereinafter described. That end of the plate 15 opposite to the straight edge 16, is preferably rounded and said rounded edge is provided with a cut-out portion 19. Projecting into the body of the plate on oppositie sides of the cut out portion 19 thereof, are elongated slots 20, the distance between the ends of said slots being slightly greater than the length of the T-head 11 of the member 8.

rlhe operation of the device is as follows: The lift 13 is turned in such position that the L1Thead 11 will. enter the elongated slots 20. After the llhead 11 has been inserted in the elongated slots 20, the lift is turned until the lugs 17 engage the breast thereof, as shown in Figs. l and 2. In some instances (depending upon the shape of the heel), it may be necessary to bend the lift relatively to the heel to permit of the lugs 17' positioning at the breast of the heel. lV ith the parts in this position, screws 22 are passed through the openings 18 in the lugs 17, into engagement with the heel 6. lWhen the lift 13 is attached to the heel, it will be seen that withdrawal therefrom is prevented at the forward portion by the screws 22, and at the rear portion by means of the l`head 11 engaging beneath the side walls of the cutout portion 19, as designated at 23, by dotted lines in Fig. 2. While in the present instance, the plates 8 and 15 are shown as secured to their respective parts t'. c., the heel and lift, it is apparent that they may be embedded in said parts instead of being secured thereto by screws, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

ln the form of the invention shown in Fig. 11, the plate 15 is embedded in the lift 13, said lift being provided with a recess 13 adapted to receive the Thead 11 of the plate 8.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

heel for shoes comprising a body portion rigidly carried by the shoe and a dev taehable tread portion, a slotted plate oarmentioned plate, and projecting tongues ried by the detachable tread portion.,I a plate formed integral with said irstmentioned Carried by the rigid body portion of the plate and perforated to receive fastening 10 heel, a T-head formed integral with said means whereby the said plate is secured to plate and right-angularly disposed With the breast of the rigid body portionof the respect thereto, said T-head being adapted heel.

to be received Within the slot of the irst- ALBERT BRUNO SCHAEFER. 

